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About Mokihana

Born and raised Hawaiʻi girl who misses home and loves the Pacific Northwest. I’m a free spirit and love the serendipitous events that bring people and places together. My philosophy about knitting and life in general: “It is good to have an end to journey toward,but it is the journey that matters in the end.”Ursula K. Le Guin

Numbah Seven Weird Thing About Me

Posted on August 4, 2007 by Mokihana

Okay, I guess is the 7th weird thing about me. I love love the smell of new books!  Last week the library emailed me to let me know a book I had reserved was in. I went to pick it … Continue reading →

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Aloha Prayer Shawls

Posted on August 2, 2007 by Mokihana

About a month or so ago, ke Akua [God] told me that He wanted me to knit an aloha prayer shawl for a friend of mine who has had a pretty rough year.  She tends to get chilly in restaurants … Continue reading →

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Pumpernickel Valley

Posted on July 26, 2007 by Mokihana

When Nolemana and I lived in Twin Falls, Idaho, we made a number of trips through Nevada to California where our folks lived.  We drove at night, we drove in the day.  We drove through enough desert in Nevada to … Continue reading →

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Da Sheep Doctor

Posted on July 24, 2007 by Mokihana

U like hear my hospito funny? Dis was about 8 years ago. Nolemana had to have surgery foa someting. I knew was going be one long wait, so I wen take my portable spinning wheel along wit some dyed, purple … Continue reading →

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One Picnic at Eagle Fern Park

Posted on July 24, 2007 by Mokihana

So yesterday I wen tell Nolemana, “Eh, let’s go on one picnic dis aftanoon!” So we wen decide on Eagle Fern Park, one cool, shady park in Eagle Creek, about 20 minutes away. We really like dis park cuz is … Continue reading →

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Tropical Color in Damascus!

Posted on July 21, 2007 by Mokihana

Every Fall, when temperatures begin to drop dangerously low foa my tropical plants (of which get many!), Nolemana resigns himself to the fact that our dining room, which really isn’t a dining room at all (because it’s filled with all … Continue reading →

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Blessed, Blessed Rain!!

Posted on July 20, 2007 by Mokihana

I woke up several nights ago to the sound of rain falling.  I lay in bed, just listening as the parched land soaked up all the glorious water.  I felt some wild thing in me that had been unleashed in the … Continue reading →

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Da Outlook: Not Too Good

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Mokihana

So dea I was, getting ready foa back up all my Outlook folders.  I try foa do dat regularly.  Cuz I get so many emails dat I saving foa remind me of passwords, important emails, spesho kine emails from friends … Continue reading →

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Ho, Da HOT!

Posted on July 10, 2007 by Mokihana

Today I wen holoholo ka‘a into town (Gresham) for go gym.  I like go gym early cuz I knew was going be choke hot today.  Sweat at da gym, den go out and sweat moa?  I no tink so!

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Da Sheep’s In Da Meadow, Da Cow Is Wea?

Posted on July 7, 2007 by Mokihana

Eh, anybody rememba dis nursery rhyme? “Litto Boy Blue, come blow yoa horn, da sheep’s in da meadow, da cow’s in da corn!”  

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